Cape Town Test joins special club
IND vs. SA 2nd test: The first day of the second match of the Test series between India and South Africa at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town was very exciting. On the first day of the match, an innings ended for both teams and South Africa even lost three wickets in the second innings. This game has also joined a special club in cricket history.
23 wickets fell on the first day of the Cape Town Test
After scoring 55 runs in the first innings, South Africa scored 62 runs for three wickets at stumps in the second innings, still trailing India by 36 runs. Aiden Markram scores 36 runs and David Bedingham scores 7 runs. At the same time, India were out for 153 runs in the first innings, giving them a lead of 98 runs. Earlier, India defeated South Africa by 55 runs in the first innings of the first session thanks to Mohammed Siraj's six wickets.
Cape Town Test joins this special club
This is the sixth time in Test cricket history that 23 or more wickets have been taken on a match day. The Indian team was also involved in two of these six occasions. At the same time, this is the second time that 23 wickets have been taken on a single day of play in Cape Town. Something similar happened in Cape Town in early 2011.
Most wickets in a single Test day
27 wickets – England v Australia, Lord's, 1888
25 wickets – Australia v England, Melbourne, 1902
24 wickets – England v Australia, The Oval, 1896
24 wickets – India vs Afghanistan, Bengaluru, 2018
23 wickets – South Africa vs. Australia, Cape Town, 2011
23 wickets – South Africa vs India, Cape Town, 2024
The name of Cape Town Test is also included in this particular list
This is the second time in the history of Test cricket that 23 or more wickets have fallen on the first day of play. At the start of 1902, 25 wickets had fallen on the first day of the Australia-England Test match.
Most wickets on the first day of the Test
25 wickets – Australia v England, Melbourne, 1902
23 wickets – South Africa vs India, Cape Town, 2024
22 wickets – England v Australia, The Oval, 1890
22 wickets – Australia vs West Indies, Adelaide, 1951
21 wickets – South Africa v England, Gqebarha, 1896
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